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__**Women`s Rights: Abortion and Infanticide**__
What is Abortion and Infanticide?- __**Infanticide-**__ The act of killing an infant. __**Abortion-**__ Termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival.

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=__**Origins and Past Events of Infanticide**__= This is a picture of women throwing their children into a river. =__Present Day Infanticide__= = = =__Views on Aboriton__= I feel that abortion can be a good thing and a bad thing, it depends on the situation. If women choose to have an abortion on their own terms it is ok because it is their decision to have an abortion but if women are forced to kill their child by someone else then, it is the wrong thing because someone is making the decision for them, like in the countries of India and China. Families and the governments of countries are making it hard for women to make their own choices about abortion because of the laws passed. Women have the right to decide whether or not they wnat to have a child, even though they are women. -Jenna Marino
 * The origins of infanticide date back to the historic and ancient religions in all over the world. Confucianism, HInduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all conveyed infanticide as a sin and all condemn it.
 * In Europe during the 19th century, women had abortions and infanticide did occur in Britain. Infanticide was treated the same way as any other homicide, so the 1803 Act, created a lesser offense for women.
 * Women did this because of illegitimacy and because they suffered from extreme poverty and could not afford to take care of themselves or a child.
 * The infanticide that is occuring today is happening in the countries of India and China. There women and children are being killed because they are women, families do not want to pay a dowry when they get married and men, have a higher earning potential. [[image:india_map.jpg width="149" height="139"]][[image:china_map.jpg width="262" height="139"]]
 * The countries of India and China, are not doing enough to try and stop the infanticides of women and young girls. They are making some progress by making laws, trying to end poverty and economic struggles,and by supporting parents who have one or two daughters.

I feel that abortion is something that is the mothers choice entirely. I believe it has no reason for the govt' to get involved what so ever. If the mother is to young to have a baby or there are other complications she and the father have every right to get an abortion. Many people believe it is entirely wrong to have an abortion but most people dont know the history behind the mother and father. As jenna said in quote "it is the wrong thing because someone is making the decision for them", that would be the only thing the gov't has a problem with, and we dont have that problem here. -Alex Cesarini This picture is of a man holding a baby, showing how small it is. media type="google" key="-2431551038503660337&hl=en"